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Day in Pictures, July 2, 2014

By Mike Moffitt|July 2, 2014

Photo: Mel Evans, Associated Press

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At least her head feels lighter:

Ceili the golden retriever enjoys a cocktail (actually a healthy snack) after exercising on a treadmill at a fat camp for dogs at the Morris Animal Inn in Morristown, N.J. Female goldens are supposed to weigh 55 to 70 pounds, but chubby Ceili tips the scale at 126.

This black bear cub was rummaging through trash in Ringwood, N.J., when it got stuck. An Environmental Protection Department biologist tranquilized the Pooh before staffers and firefighters lowered him down from the tree and carefully cut the jar off his head.

Caught with his head in the cookie jar: This black bear cub was... Photo-6548130.89018 - NewsTimes

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Don't open the door:

Palestinian protesters take cover during clashes with Israeli police in the Shuafat neighborhood of Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem. The violence began after a Palestinian teenager was kidnapped and killed in an apparent act of revenge for the murder of three Israeli youths by militants.

Soldiers and airport staff members inspect the wreckage of a Fokker 50 cargo plane that crashed into a building during takeoff at Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Four crew members were killed when the plane, which was transporting the mild stimulant drug khat to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, went down.

An Iranian woman practices an exercise during a Laughter Yoga class in the Darakeh mountainous area north of Tehran. The idea is to supplement the health benefits of yoga with laughter, which research has proved to be extremely good for physical, emotional and mental well-being.

Health and hilarity in the high country: An Iranian woman... Photo-6548077.89018 - NewsTimes

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How do I look?

A Hindu holy man adjusts his dreads as he waits to register for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu, India. The shrine at 3,888 meters (12,756 feet) holds an icy stalagmite representing Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.